Everybody's A Winner Uk: Another Day, Another Set Of British Award Nominations

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Another Day, Another Set Of British Award Nominations

The oft-empty portion of my heart that just wants to watch awards shows every hour of every day makes too many of my days meaningless and my nights lonely. If only I could relocate to England, where there's an award programme for every man, woman and child. Today's set of nominations are from the Q Awards, to be presented Oct. 6, and let's just say the Fleet Foxes should invest in some nice suits for the occasion.

I don't dislike Fleet Foxes as much as some people around here, but a nomination for Best Album? Really? Also, I spent some time trying to discern the difference between a "New Act" and a "Breakthrough Artist" but then my head started to hurt, and I wanted to take a nap.

Also, if I live to be a thousand years old, I don't think I'll be able to understand the British love of Kings of Leon. I'm just not able to piece it together.

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST:
Duffy
Adele
Santogold
Bon Iver
Gabriella Cilmi

BEST NEW ACT:
Fleet Foxes
Glasvegas
The Ting Tings
The Last Shadow Puppets
Vampire Weekend

BEST TRACK:
Keane - Spiralling
Duffy - Mercy
Coldplay - Violet Hill
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

BEST VIDEO:
Hot Chip - Ready To The Floor
Coldplay - Violet Hill
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
Goldfrapp - Happiness

BEST LIVE ACT:
Kaiser Chiefs
Kings Of Leon
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
The Verve
Rage Against The Machine

BEST ALBUM:
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Nick Cave And The Band Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!

BEST ACT IN THE WORLD TODAY:
Coldplay
Oasis
Muse
Metallica
Kings Of Leon

Coldplay lead Q Awards nominations [Music Week]

2:30 PM on Tue Sep 2 2008
By Dan Gibson
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by 2ironic4u at 03:07 PM on 09/02/08
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How did Kings Of Leon get a nod for "Best Live Act"?

Isn't that Keane song brand new (as in on an album that's not officially released until Oct)? If so, how did that qualify for this?
by bcapirigi at 03:18 PM on 09/02/08
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i think the breakthrough artist is for a solo person and the best new act is for a band. although why they had to title the awards that way is beyond me.

also, does anyone anywhere think oasis are the best act in the world today?
by Michaelangelo Matos at 03:59 PM on 09/02/08
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UK love for KoL and FFs are both pretty easy to trace: "Americana" exerts a powerful pull for a lot of British writers, and the longer the beards the better. (Also, re: FFs, the Brits are perennial suckers for anything with heavy traces of Pet Sounds.)
by Michaelangelo Matos at 04:00 PM on 09/02/08
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(I really shouldn't have put Americana in quotes; I didn't intend to mock the designation, just poke a little fun at the way Brits exoticize it, just as we Yanks deserve our pokes for doing the same with them and every other goddamn thing.)
by mhulot at 04:46 PM on 09/02/08
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Wait, Kings of Leon as "best act in the world today"? What?!?
by Nunya B at 06:04 PM on 09/02/08
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Well, at least that Goldfrapp video is legitimately incredibly entertaining.
by cheesebubble at 10:47 PM on 09/02/08
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Like most award nominations, these are somewhat perplexing. But I will defend Fleet Foxes (Maura is anti-FF? For shame!). As for Michaelangelo Matos's comment, I'll add that this canuck is a perennial sucker for anything with heavy traces of Pet Sounds too.
by Michaelangelo Matos at 02:30 AM on 09/03/08
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@cheesebubble: Maura is not alone.